News Briefs – Page 252
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Yeti, the big American brand of coolers and drinkware that...
Yeti, the big American brand of coolers and drinkware that wants to make its mark in Europe and other foreign markets, is suing Chilly Moose and Schombert Sheet Metal in the West Texas District Court for selling counterfeits of many of its own products, including the Rambler tumbler and mug, ...
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Contigo is recalling about 5.9 million 13-, 14- and 20-ounce...
Contigo is recalling about 5.9 million 13-, 14- and 20-ounce Cleanable Water Bottles in the U.S. because their clear silicone sprout can detach and pose a choking hazard. The affected bottles have a black spout base. They were sold – for $9 to $24 – at Costco, Walmart, Target and ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the trade body of the...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the trade body of the U.K. outdoor industry, has announced a members' forum on counterfeiting, which will take place in London on Oct. 24. The OIA has teamed up with SnapDragon Monitoring, one of its members, and UDL, an intellectual property law firm, to deliver ...
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Merrell has released in a limited-edition trail-running shoe in collaboration...
Merrell has released in a limited-edition trail-running shoe in collaboration with an American craft brewery called Dogfish Head. The Agility Synthesis x Dogfish is available now at select retail stores and merrell.com. It will also be sold at Dogfish Head's annual foot race, the Dogfish Dash, on Sept. 29 in ...
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Lorpen, the Spanish brand of technical socks, will be introducing...
Lorpen, the Spanish brand of technical socks, will be introducing the Selective Layering System in its spring/summer 2020 collection. Through R&D carried out at its headquarters in the small town of Etxalar, at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains, Lorpen has developed a way to vary the number of fabric ...
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Polartec, the brand of technical fabrics, has announced the winners...
Polartec, the brand of technical fabrics, has announced the winners of the 2019 edition of its annual Apex Design Awards, which are selected every year for products that incorporate the Massachusetts-based company's fabrics. The winners are: the 66ºNorth x Ganni Kria NeoShell Jacket, with Polartec's NeoShell breathable waterproof fabric; the ...
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Researchers in Japan have created a new water-repelling material inspired...
Researchers in Japan have created a new water-repelling material inspired by porcupinefish skin. Yoshihiro Yamauchi, Masanobu Naito and colleagues from the National Institute for Materials Science have created microscale pufferfish-inspired scales made of zinc oxide, to which they have added a silicone polymer for elasticity. Unlike other superhydrophobic materials, the ...
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Directa Plus has developed a new waterproof textile membrane featuring...
Directa Plus has developed a new waterproof textile membrane featuring the company's G+ graphene nanoplatelets, contained in a polyurethane film. The new membrane will be marketed under the names Grafytherm and Grafyshield. The company has already secured an Italian patent, and is in the process of extending it internationally. According ...
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Ascend Performance Materials is planning to launch several new specialty...
Ascend Performance Materials is planning to launch several new specialty polyamides to meet the growing demand from its customers. These new products will include an assortment of PA610 and PA612 long-chain polyamides, engineered for a variety of applications, including sporting goods, the company said, thanks to low moisture absorption, and ...
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Keen and Sherpa Adventure Gear have joined forces on a...
Keen and Sherpa Adventure Gear have joined forces on a new edition of their Innate travel boot for men and women for the autumn/winter 2019 season, which follows a similar release for spring 2019. The new product is PCF-free and uses premium nubuck leather certified by the Leather Working Group. ...
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Teijin Group will be taking over from CrossOver, a Dutch...
Teijin Group will be taking over from CrossOver, a Dutch venture, to investigate the feasibility of further developing and commercializing the SmartShoulder, a wearable tool for service engineers who work alone or in dangerous conditions. The tool features wearable sensors that can connect to a smartphone, detect if the wearer ...
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Bear Paw, the warm-lined comfort brand from Sacramento California, has...
Bear Paw, the warm-lined comfort brand from Sacramento California, has launched a vegan summer collection for men and women, mainly consisting of bio type sandals. They are made in Spain with cork footbeds and Piñatex pineapple fiber or textile uppers, glued with latex. The collection has been approved by PETA, ...
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Viking Outdoor Footwear has reintroduced an archive style to celebrate...
Viking Outdoor Footwear has reintroduced an archive style to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2020. It is a style from 1974, called Retro Trim, in suede with a white retro rubber sole and sideflash. It is available in size 30 for kids and up to size 47 for adults.
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Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for...
Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for commuters, designed for urban residents who commute to work on foot or by bike in wet weather. The shoes in the new collection are the T-Muter WR and the T-Max WR. The shoes feature water-resistant uppers, to make them suitable ...
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Sympatex will start serial production of its thermo-formed waterproof inner...
Sympatex will start serial production of its thermo-formed waterproof inner shoe Utmospheric in early 2020. The company has completed prototyping with its clients but still has manufacturing slots available for partners looking to enter retail sales with Utmospheric in the winter of 2020/2021. The new facility's production capacity is capped ...
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Osprey Europe has signed a sponsorship deal with Nirmal “Nims”...
Osprey Europe has signed a sponsorship deal with Nirmal “Nims” Purja, a mountain guide and former member of the British Special Forces who is now trying to break a record in mountaineering. Purja's “Project Possible” is an attempt to scale in seven months all 14 of the world's peaks that ...
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Maria Frykman Forsberg, co-founder of Sweden's outdoor kids fashion company...
Maria Frykman Forsberg, co-founder of Sweden's outdoor kids fashion company Isbjörn, will receive the International Woman's Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) Foundation Award later this year. Forsberg will receive the honor on Nov. 12 at IWEC's annual gathering to be held in New Dehli, India. Isbjörn's co-founder will speak at the foundation's ...
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Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in...
Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in Germany throughout October and November to celebrate the release of its new collection of jogging shoes. Plogging, a term which comes from Sweden and translates as collecting trash while jogging, will give consumers gathering at seven retail stores throughout Germany ...
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Montane has renewed its partnership with Ultra Endurance Series to...
Montane has renewed its partnership with Ultra Endurance Series to sponsor the Spine Race for another three years. The Spine Race is a non-stop 268-mile winter ultra-marathon along the entire length of the Pennine Way, a national trail in England with a small section in Scotland. It is considered one ...
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Scarpa is organizing the first edition of a Women's Trail...
Scarpa is organizing the first edition of a Women's Trail in Cortina D'Ampezzo on Sept. 21, alongside the Delicious Festival Dolomiti. The seven-kilometer non-competitive trail running event, with 100/150 meters of positive gradient, will be open to women who want to run in the beautiful setting of the Dolomite Mountains, ...
